Episode 797 transcript

FLOSS-797 Jonathan: Hey, this week Dan joins me and we talk with Pádraig Brady about Coreutils, that software that pretty much everybody runs, whether you realize it or not. And because of some reasons, it is one of the most conservative development processes we've ever talked about. You don't want to miss it, so stay tuned. This is Floss Weekly, episode 797, recorded August 20th. Don't RM RF up the tree. Hey everybody, it is time for Floss Weekly. It's a show about free, libre, and open source software. I'm your host, Jonathan Bennett, and we've got a fun show today. We're gonna be talking about core utils, and no, that's not a typo, not a mistake. We did just talk about core utils, but about three, four weeks ago, we talked about Rust core utils. And this week, we are talking about the OG, as I like to say, the the original Core Utils. Still, still a project. It is not just me, though, of course. I've got I've got Dan the man, Method Dan, the original Linux outlaw. Hello, sir. Welcome. Dan: Hey, it's good to be here. Thank you, Jonathan. Jonathan: Yeah, it's always good to have you with us. Dan, I suspect that you sort of have a clue about Core Utils. You've at least used them a…